Pat Miller is not jealous of Cesar Milan. That is an absurd suggestion. Her entire life is devoted to the welfare of dogs and she was a successful businesswoman long before Cesar Milan came along.
People are putting choke chains are their dogs, TSST'ing/poking them, and making sure they do ridiculous things like walk behind them all in the name of Cesar Milan. Changing the terminology and calling it "assertive" rather than "dominant" doesn't change what he is doing.
These people are the experts. They have degrees up the wazoo in animal behavior and whatnot. They read the journals. Pat Miller is the training EDITOR for Whole Dog Journal. They know what to look for. They know what works. You might not see stress signals, but the experts see them and they know what to look for.
I do not understand the Cesar love. I don't believe it is a case of "what works for you." I think that if you screw up and give your dog a treat at the wrong time, you haven't ruined that dog and you can try again. I think if you use a choke collar or flooding, for example, you CAN ruin that dog - or at least lose it's trust. It is better to earn your dog's trust than it's fear. It's obvious that I can't reason with the Cesar lovers. I'm not qualified to go beyond stating my opinion and reiterate what I've read. But my trainer is qualified. And so are Pat Miller and Patricia McConnell. So I'm with them on this one. |